Data Breach Today
MARCH 21, 2023
Google Discovered Malware In Pinduoduo’s Non-Play Store Versions Google suspended popular budget e-commerce application Pinduoduo from the Play Store after detecting malware on versions of the Chinese app downloadable from other online stores. Chinese security researchers say they found code inside Pinduoduo versions designed to monitor users.
The Last Watchdog
MARCH 21, 2023
The cybersecurity landscape is constantly changing. While it might seem like throwing more money into the IT fund or paying to hire cybersecurity professionals are good ideas, they might not pay off in the long run. Related : Security no longer just a ‘cost center’ Do large cybersecurity budgets always guarantee a company is safe from ongoing cybersecurity threats?
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Krebs on Security
MARCH 20, 2023
A new breach involving data from nine million AT&T customers is a fresh reminder that your mobile provider likely collects and shares a great deal of information about where you go and what you do with your mobile device — unless and until you affirmatively opt out of this data collection. Here’s a primer on why you might want to do that, and how.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 22, 2023
Experts Urge Immediate Patching and Reviewing Servers for Signs of Compromise Hackers have been actively exploiting vulnerabilities in ColdFusion to remotely compromise servers, Adobe warns. Since at least early January, attackers have been dropping web shells via ColdFusion, but it's unclear if only now-known vulnerabilities are being exploited, security researchers say.
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Schneier on Security
MARCH 22, 2023
OpenAI has disabled ChatGPT’s privacy history, almost certainly because they had a security flaw where users were seeing each others’ histories.
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Dark Reading
MARCH 24, 2023
In two days, ethical researchers from 10 countries have unearthed more than 22 zero-day bugs in a wide range of technologies at the annual hacking contest.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 21, 2023
Irina Dilkinska Allegedly Laundered $400M as Firm's Legal, Compliance Head A Bulgarian woman extradited to the United States for her role in a $4 billion crypto pyramid scheme adds to a growing list of law enforcement actions against perpetrators of the OneCoin Ponzi scheme. OneCoin generated $4 billion in fraudulent revenue and earned profits of close to $3 billion.
KnowBe4
MARCH 23, 2023
New data shows that phishing mobile devices as an attack vector is growing in popularity – mostly because it’s increasingly working. in exponential terms.
The Last Watchdog
MARCH 22, 2023
APIs have been a linchpin as far as accelerating digital transformation — but they’ve also exponentially expanded the attack surface of modern business networks. Related: Why ‘attack surface management’ has become crucial The resultant benefits-vs-risks gap has not surprisingly attracted the full attention of cyber criminals who now routinely leverage API weaknesses in all phases of sophisticated, multi-stage network attacks.
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Dark Reading
MARCH 24, 2023
GitHub hastens to replace its RSA SSH host key after an exposure mishap threatens users with man-in-the-middle attacks and organization impersonation.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 20, 2023
War Upended Russian Brotherhood, Supply, Demand and Pricing, Says Intel Analyst Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 threw Russia's cybercrime ecosystem into a state of upheaval that still exists to this day. "We identified disruptions to literally every single form of commodified cybercrime," said Alexander Leslie, associate threat intelligence analyst at Recorded Future.
Data Matters
MARCH 24, 2023
On 15 March 2023, the UK Government published, alongside its Spring Budget, a report on the Pro-innovation Regulation of Technologies Review (the “ Report ”). The Report was led by the government’s Chief Scientific Advisor and National Technology Officer, Sir Patrick Vallance, who was tasked with “bringing together the best minds to advise how the UK can better regulate emerging technologies, enabling their rapid and safe introduction.
KnowBe4
MARCH 24, 2023
The details in this thwarted VEC attack demonstrate how the use of just a few key details can both establish credibility and indicate the entire thing is a scam.
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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
Dark Reading
MARCH 24, 2023
A new threat actor is racking up victims and showing unusual agility. Part of its success could spring from the use of the Nim programming language.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 23, 2023
Utility Vendors Have Cut Back on Buying Chinese Transformers Due to Security Risks Utility companies have increasingly refrained from purchasing large power transformers from China given greater awareness of the security risks. Lawmakers sparred with the Energy Department's cybersecurity leader over how much of the electric grid contains components manufactured in China.
Schneier on Security
MARCH 24, 2023
In case you don’t have enough to worry about, people are hiding explosives —actual ones—in USB sticks: In the port city of Guayaquil, journalist Lenin Artieda of the Ecuavisa private TV station received an envelope containing a pen drive which exploded when he inserted it into a computer, his employer said. Artieda sustained slight injuries to one hand and his face, said police official Xavier Chango.
KnowBe4
MARCH 22, 2023
Users need to adapt to an evolving threat landscape in which attackers can use AI tools like ChatGPT to craft extremely convincing phishing emails, according to Matthew Tyson at CSO.
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Dark Reading
MARCH 22, 2023
Attackers claiming to be part of the Chinese navy are making calls to commercial Qantas pilots midair, while GPS, comms systems, and altimeter instruments are all experiencing denial of service.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 21, 2023
European Cybersecurity Agency Warns That Digital Extortion Is Coming for OT Europe's cybersecurity agency predicts hackers will take advantage of the growing overlap between information and operational technologies in the transport sector and disrupt OT processes in a targeted attack. Ransomware will become a tool wielded for political and financial motivations, says ENISA.
Hunton Privacy
MARCH 20, 2023
On March 16, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced it issued orders to eight social media and video streaming platforms seeking Special Reports on how the platforms review and monitor commercial advertising to detect, prevent and reduce deceptive advertisements, including those related to fraudulent healthcare products, financial scams and the sale of fake goods.
KnowBe4
MARCH 24, 2023
A report from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 found that data theft extortion occurred in 70% of ransomware attacks in 2022, compared to 40% in 2021. The researchers examined the four most common methods of cyber extortion (encryption, data theft, harassment, and DDoS attacks) noting that threat actors often combine these tactics within a single attack campaign.
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WIRED Threat Level
MARCH 23, 2023
The embattled social media company brought out the checkbook to ensure at least 30 of its biggest assets—creators—were in DC to help fend off critics.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 24, 2023
Police: Fitzpatrick Waived Right to Silence, Confessed to Starting & Running Forum The alleged administrator of criminal online forum BreachForums may have thought he took steps to hide his real identity, but instead he left a trail of digital breadcrumbs that led to his arrest and prosecution, shows information unsealed in federal court.
eSecurity Planet
MARCH 23, 2023
Sophos and Fortinet both appear on our list of the top next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) , and while both offer very good security at their price points, they serve very different markets. What follows is a look at the key features and strengths and weaknesses of each solution. Which one is best for you will depend on your security and throughput needs – and budget.
KnowBe4
MARCH 22, 2023
A journalist based in Ecuador recently used a USB flash drive that was actually a legitimate bomb.
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IT Governance
MARCH 23, 2023
Ferrari is racing to contain the damage after it was targeted by cyber criminals this week. The supercar manufacturer said that its systems were compromised and that customer data has been stolen. In a breach notification letter sent to affected individuals, Ferrari noted that a limited number of IT systems were breached, and some customers’ names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers were exposed.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 24, 2023
'Abundance of Caution' Cited for Move; No System Compromise or Data Breach Detected GitHub has replaced its private RSA SSH host key after discovering it was being inadvertently exposed to the public via a GitHub repository. Used to safeguard SSH access to Git operations, a bad actor could use the key to impersonate GitHub or eavesdrop. But GitHub reported no signs of abuse.
Dark Reading
MARCH 22, 2023
A new Tech Insight report examines how the enterprise attack surface is expanding and how organizations must deal with vulnerabilities in emerging technologies.
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